Chelsea fell apart — again — and manager Enzo Maresca was unhappy with the result but not the performance after his Blues went from inspired leaders to 90th-minute losers in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday.

Chelsea continue their travels in the Premier League as Aston Villa await on Saturday night at Villa Park. Head coach Enzo Maresca is looking to end a run of two straight defeats in all competitions after back-to-back losses against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Chelsea have won just three of their last 11 matches in all competitions and travel to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday.

Chelsea need to arrest a worrying run of results and revive their Premier League top-four challenge, manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday ahead of the weekend trip to Aston Villa.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Saturday's trip to face Aston Villa in the Premier League (17:30 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Maresca confirmed Noni Madueke "will be out until the international break,

Enzo Maresca admitted to being concerned about Chelsea’s goalkeeping situation after Filip Jorgensen’s mistake proved costly in their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa. Chelsea assumed a ninth-minute lead at Villa Park as Enzo Fernandez turned in Pedro Neto’s cross,

Enzo Maresca is continuing to find selection solutions as he deals with Chelsea's injury problems. Chelsea are currently without Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu all due to injury,

A Chelsea loan star, who was exiled from the first-team by Enzo Maresca, enjoyed a ‘sensationally good’ debut for his new club. On Saturday evening, Chelsea capitulated at Aston Villa, losing 2-1 and dropping to seventh in the Premier League as their poor form continued.

After a run of bad results culminating in two games where they managed one shot on target in 180 minutes, it was clear that a Chelsea shorn of both its viable strikers desperately needed a change, and the team sheet Enzo Maresca dropped for the game against Aston Villa at the weekend delivered just that.

Chelsea centre back Trevoh Chalobah will be out of action for at least a week after picking up an injury during the weekend's 2-1 Premier League loss at Aston Villa, manager Enzo Maresca said on Monday.